Recently our car was driving a little funny, so Paul took it in to see if it needed an alignment. The problem was actually the tires, not the alignment, although the symptoms were similar. A car that’s out of alignment will pull to the side, or shake as you gain speed. As I think about the Christian organization, it seems… Read more →
I just took this funny little quiz. It was really a bit odd but seems to have pegged me quite well. Here is what it says I am: You’re St. Justin Martyr! You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You think that nature, history, and even the pagan philosophers were often guided by God in preparation for… Read more →
If you missed it Sept. 09, 2009 was host to an event called the nines. Many Christian leaders spoke for nine minutes on that day to all who would listen free on the internet. Everyone from Rick Warren to Neil Cole, Francis Chan and many others. This is one of the best videos from “The Nines” by Skye Jethani managing… Read more →
After work, I repeat, after work I was killing some time and found an article “What is the next Twitter?” It could be qik.com So I zipped over and checked it out. What Twitter is to FaceBook is what Qik is to YouTube. Qik streams video from your phone over the internet. So, you can broadcast straight from your phone… Read more →
It turns out hat weather changed the quality of wood and that wood makes better violins. Check it out: “Stradivarius violins’ special wood Did “Little Ice Age” Create Stradivarius Violins’ Famous Tone? From National Geographic: Instruments crafted from the late 17th century onwards by revered violin maker Antonio Stradivari sell for millions of dollars today, and musicians and scientists have… Read more →
In the cool of this morning’s two mile jaunt it dawned on me: True prosperity is the result of walking in God’s Spirit (Galatians 5:22-25). Prospering, for me, is the positive weaving together of all the threads of my life. So if I have love for others and others love for me, if I have joy and there is peace… Read more →
I just was twittering back and forth with a fellow who quoted a fellow who said, “The Church has been over mothered and under fathered.” Well, I did not know what that meant so I asked. He replied, “He was talking about the sometimes lack of masculine influence in worship.” Well, I did not understand that so I asked what… Read more →
I am just amazed at how cool and talented Phil Keaggy is. Just amazing. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB9daFEtCcY&w=425&h=344] Here is another one…just ’cause. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV3bLZLpqTQ&w=425&h=344].
Everything is quick quick quick….even my favorite encyclopedia, Wikipedia, comes from the Hawaiian word for quick. Last night, in the middle of the night, around 3 AM I woke up and my brain was racing. I was mad, really mad and I was ‘yelling’ in the quiet of my mind at a group of people. Sounds like a bad dream… Read more →
I am reading Tangible Kingdom by Halter and Smay and was struck by this section. I thought I would share it with you: Here are some common responses we hear about the incarnational way. It takes the pressure off. My job is to provide a place of belonging, not push the Bible on people. I can trust God to do… Read more →
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